July 2008 Web Log Entries
OOPhoto - Embrace Failure Or Optimize My Domain?
Posted: July 31, 2008 at 9:23 AM by Ben Nadel
The latest OOPhoto application can be experienced here . The latest OOPhoto code can be seen here . After putting some code and a lot of thought out there about OOPhoto, my latest attempt at learning object oriented programming in ColdFusion, it seems that I have reached a bit of a cross roads. Do I push forward with the intent to learn st... read more »
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OOPhoto - Thoughts On Integrating The New Domain Model
Posted: July 29, 2008 at 4:22 PM by Ben Nadel
The latest OOPhoto application can be experienced here . The latest OOPhoto code can be seen here . This morning, I created the BaseModel.cfc for OOPhoto , my latest attempt at learning object oriented programming in ColdFusion. Then, just now at lunch, I created my three primary domain objects - the PhotoGallery.cfc, the Photo.cfc, and t... read more »
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OOPhoto - Starting With My Base Model Object
Posted: July 29, 2008 at 10:11 AM by Ben Nadel
The latest OOPhoto application can be experienced here . The latest OOPhoto code can be seen here . This morning, I started to code the domain model for OOPhoto, my latest attempt at learning object oriented programming in ColdFusion. And, just as with my service objects, I wanted my primary domain model objects to have a base object to ex... read more »
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OOPhoto - Returning To The Domain Model (Round V)
Posted: July 28, 2008 at 8:15 PM by Ben Nadel
The latest OOPhoto application can be experienced here . The latest OOPhoto code can be seen here . In the last week or so, I got a little off track about modeling the domain in OOPhoto, my latest attempt at learning object oriented programming in ColdFusion. The project tangents were good in that they did get me to think more about object... read more »
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Ask Ben: How To Build A Home Gym
Posted: July 28, 2008 at 9:09 AM by Ben Nadel
I also like to go to the gym. But, I just got a .NET development contract that allows me to work at home full time. I am kicking around the the idea of putting some gym equipment in my basement so that I don't have to commute to the gym and can spend more time at home with my kids. I don't want to go crazy and spend a ton of money. just keep it si... read more »
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The Business Of Making Love
Posted: July 27, 2008 at 10:01 AM by Ben Nadel
I know that communication is one of, if not the most important aspects of a successful, long-term relationship. I know that. I believe that. So, why is it so hard to have open communication? In my relationships, why have I held back what I wanted to say? Why have I, time and time again, simply turned the other way when something was bothering me o... read more »
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iPhone 3G - One Week Review Of The Apple iPhone 3G Black 16 Gig Model
Posted: July 25, 2008 at 9:19 AM by Ben Nadel
So last week, I stood in the hot sun for a few hours to get my hands on the new Apple iPhone 3G Black, 16 Gig model. Luckily, I live in New York City and we actually have the 3G network... well, for the most part. For last few months, I've been using the generation one iPhone and have been fairly happy with it. I don't have internet at home, so th... read more »
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Six Months Of Epicenter Consulting
Posted: July 24, 2008 at 9:58 AM by Ben Nadel
This last week marks the sixth month anniversary of my time at Epicenter Consulting. For those of you who don't know, I left my position as CTO at Nylon Technology back in January to partner with Clark Valberg and create Epicenter Consulting . It was not an easy decision to make; I had been at Nylon for close to 5 years and had seen it grow fro... read more »
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OOPhoto - A Painful Transition To Object-Based Controllers
Posted: July 23, 2008 at 9:20 PM by Ben Nadel
The latest OOPhoto application can be experienced here . The OOPhoto code for this post can be seen here . So this morning, I took OOPhoto, my latest attempt at learning object oriented programming (OOP) in ColdFusion, and converted it from a CFM-based front controller to a ColdFusion-Component-based front controller methodology. As I di... read more »
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OOPhoto - Thoughts On The Massive Shift To Object-Based Controllers
Posted: July 21, 2008 at 9:47 PM by Ben Nadel
The latest OOPhoto application can be experienced here . The OOPhoto code for this post can be seen here . As a next step in my OOPhoto application, Peter Bell and I thought it would be a good next step to convert from a standard CFM controller scheme to CFC-based controllers in which each controller is represented by a ColdFusion comp... read more »
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Chase Bank - Worst And Seemingly Most Insecure Telephone Interface Ever!
Posted: July 21, 2008 at 11:07 AM by Ben Nadel
I just got off the phone with Chase Bank . I haven't called them in a long time because overall my service has been really good. I don't know when they updated their telephone service, but this was so ridiculous that I needed say something. First of all, they want you so SAY all of your commands. I don't know if the number of people in this worl... read more »
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OOPhoto - Simple Service Objects In Place
Posted: July 21, 2008 at 9:23 AM by Ben Nadel
The latest OOPhoto application can be experienced here . The OOPhoto code for this post can be seen here . Last week, I quickly coded the procedural version of OOPhoto , my latest attempt at learning object oriented programming in ColdFusion. After getting some good feedback from Peter Bell , I decided that the easiest next step would ... read more »
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OOPhoto - Moving To OOP - Adding Service Objects
Posted: July 18, 2008 at 9:34 AM by Ben Nadel
The latest OOPhoto application can be experienced here . The OOPhoto code for this post can be seen here . Yesterday morning, I launched phase one of OOPhoto , my latest attempt at learning object oriented programming (OOP) in ColdFusion. And, while this is an attempt at learning OOP, phase one consisted of a working application writt... read more »
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Ask Ben: Rendering Javascript Line Breaks
Posted: July 17, 2008 at 7:27 PM by Ben Nadel
Hi, I am learning Javascript and going through a self paced book. I am trying to use \n for new line in an example program, but it does not work. Here is the snippet: //Display the current date and time on the web page document.writeln(todays_date); if (navigator.appName == "Microsoft Internet Explorer") { document.write("\nYou are running Micro... read more »
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OOPhoto - Starting Off Procedural Then Moving To Object Oriented
Posted: July 17, 2008 at 10:28 AM by Ben Nadel
The latest OOPhoto application can be experienced here . The OOPhoto code for this post can be seen here . Over the past two weeks, I have been struggling to model the domain of OOPhoto, my latest attempt at learning object oriented programming in ColdFusion. After getting very caught up with analysis of the various layers of the OOPhoto... read more »
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